Should Sunday opening restrictions be loosened in the UK? We ask an expert
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There are far more factors at play than overtime bonuses and religious considerations, says the CEO of the Association of Convenience Stores
Every so often the question is raised: are Sunday trading laws too restrictive? They were briefly loosened in 2012, for the Olympic Games, but Tory plans to change the rules failed in 2016 and 2020. I asked James Lowman, CEO of the Association of Convenience Stores, about it.
What are the Sunday trading rules?
Since 1994, in England and Wales, a store over 3,000 sq feet (280 sq metres) – roughly the size of a doubles tennis court – can open for only six consecutive hours on a Sunday between 10am and 6pm.
